Structural variation in a novel zinc finger protein and investigation of its role in Hirschsprung disease

Gene Function and Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 69-76

  Andrew, Scott D ^a   Kuiper, Michael J ^a   Wride, Michael A ^b   Mansergh, Fiona C ^b   Rancourt, Derrick E ^b   Mulligan, Lois M ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hirschsprung disease; Neural crest; Polyalanine tracts; Transcription factor; Zinc finger gene

Indexed keywords

ALANINE DERIVATIVE; DNA; PROTEIN ZFEND; PROTEIN ZNF358; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA BINDING; GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INTESTINE; MOLECULAR MODEL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL CREST CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORTHOLOGY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0036991263     PISSN: 14387506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gnfd.200290001     Document Type: Article

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